NY Climate Tech: April 12 - April 19
NY Climate Tech: April 12 - April 19
Climate @ MoMA and French Institute, new jobs, and our next meetup(s)!
Hi all,
With everything going on for Earth month, I couldn’t resist adding another meetup to the schedule:
We’re having our first ever hosted meetup next Tuesday the 19th at Collaborative Fund (thanks to Sonam Velani & Mai Ly for helping organize)!
Since that’s a week earlier than originally planned, we’ll also keep the original date and format and have climate drinks at OCabanon in Chelsea on the 26th (thanks to Petya Georgieva Miller for helping organize that)!
Other events this week have a more artistic bent. The French Institute / Alliance Français is organizing a movie series on climate change every Tuesday this month, with four different films. On Wednesday, you can get your hands dirty with a bio-arts workshop on mycelium, kombucha, and seaweed at the Sixth Street Community Center.
Online, there are two events this Wednesday. The first is hosted by MoMA on sustainable cooking with Stephen Gumpel, executive chef of MoMA’s cafes. The second is an intro to Young Energy Professional’s mentorship program, now in its second year.
Finally, NYSERDA –the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – is hiring for two roles in their Build-Ready program: a director and a program manager. If you don’t already know it, NYSERDA is a pretty unique state institution, with a ton of programs incentivizing renewable energy and climate development in NY State.
Events This Week
Jobs This Week
Upcoming Events
Wed, April 20: Green Drinks Brooklyn
Thu, April 21: CUNY: Bio-Inspired Green (BIG) Science & Tech Symposium
Tue, April 26: NY Climate Tech April Meetup
Tue, April 26: An Evening with Metropolis on Interior Design’s Impact on Climate Change
Wed, April 27: Bloomberg Green Summit
Thu, April 28: CUNY: Symposium on Impact of Climate Crisis on Ecosystem and Human Health(Hybrid)
In-Person Events
🇫🇷 CinéSalon for the Climate
When: Every Tuesday this month, at 7:30 PM
Where: FIAF Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street
RSVP: Free here
To coincide with Earth month, this series will showcase recent French films that look at the beauty and fragility of the environment, the impact of the destruction caused by humans, and how activism and improved production practices can help reverse the damage before it is too late.
Upcoming Screenings
- Tuesday, April 12 at 4 and 7:30pm : Animal (Cyril Dion, 2020)
- Tuesday, April 19 at 4 and 7:30pm : Above Water (Aïssa Maïga, 2020)
- Tuesday, April 26 at 4pm : Above Water (Aïssa Maïga, 2020)
- Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30pm: Bernie Krause, A Life with The Great Animal Orchestra (Vincent Tricon, 2021). Followed by a Q&A with director Vincent Tricon and with the exceptional participation of Bernie and Katherine Krause, both of whom will join virtually.
🍄 Ecological City - Bio Arts Workshops with Mycelium, Kombucha and Seaweed
When: Every Wednesday this month, at 6:30 PM
Where: Sixth Street Community Center at 638 East 6th Street
RSVP: Free here
The Ecological City - Art & Climate Solutions - BIOARTS WORKSHOP engages participants to collaborate with Earth Celebrations' artists-in-residence creating visual art and with mycelium fungi, kombucha and seaweed. Participants learn to use natural bio materials for sculpture and costumes, growing mycelium (mushrooms root) into a structural bio-degradable material that is grown into molds in various forms. Learn how to make Kombucha (fermented mushroom tea) into a leathery textile that will be integrated into a Zero Waste costume for Ecological City Procession for Climate Solutions.
🗽 NY Climate Tech x Collaborative Fund April Meetup
When: Tue, April 19 at 6:30 PM
Where: Collaborative Fund at 347 Bowery, #2nd Floor
RSVP: Free here
NY Climate Tech is having its first hosted meetup at Collaborative Fund's offices.
We normally do a single monthly meetup at a bar, but this month we're going to try something different with a hosted meetup. Collaborative Fund is providing pizza and beverages.
Many thanks to Sonam Velani of the Urban Resilience Studio and Mai Ly at Collaborative Fund for their help organizing!
Online Events
👩🍳 Evening In: Sustainable Kitchen @ MoMA
When: Wed, April 13th at 7:30 PM
RSVP: Free here
Celebrate Earth Month and learn to cook more sustainably in this virtual program with Stephen Gumpel, executive chef of the cafés at MoMA. Drawing from his experience in MoMA’s restaurants and the techniques he uses at home, Gumpel will share buying habits, cooking tips, and disposal practices to minimize waste in your kitchen. You’ll leave the session armed with recipes to get you started (or help you continue) on your sustainable-cooking journey.
⚡️ YPE NYC 2022 Mentorship Program Info Session
When: Wed, April 13, 2022 at 6:00 PM
RSVP: Free here
Join YPE NYC mentorship alumni for a discussion on the 2022 program and what to expect as a new mentor or mentee.
Our 2022 cohort will explore topics like energy policy, clean energy justice, technology and the built environment, data modeling for clean energy, and much more. Over the course of nine months, mentees will meet with their mentors on a monthly basis (at minimum!) to explore opportunities in the clean energy field, receive hands-on professional development, and get help applying to jobs, summer internships, and graduate programs.
Jobs
Director, Build-Ready Program @ NYSERDA
The Director will be tasked with leading the Build-Ready team and will report to the Vice President of Large-Scale Renewables (LSR). The Director will be responsible for Program strategy and implementation, team management and day-to-day aspects of the Program’s project development portfolio, from site identification through auction. The ultimate priority of this position will be to identify, secure and develop a portfolio of renewable energy projects to meet the Build-Ready Program’s goals and targets while supporting NYSERDA’s and New York State’s clean energy and climate change objectives. The Director will manage an initial budget of $50 million and build an evergreen self-funded program. The Director will manage a team of five direct reports, including a Program Manager and Project Managers, as well as external consultants, and collaborate closely with NYSERDA-wide staff and other stakeholders.
Project Development Manager, Build-Ready Program @ NYSERDA
The Project Development Manager’s ultimate priority is to develop buildable, large-scale renewable energy projects, with an initial focus on solar projects and solar paired with energy storage. The core responsibility for this role entails leading project development activities on dozens of sites through Build-Ready’s project development process until they are ready to competitively auction to the private sector. This includes negotiating and closing site control, Payment-in-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) and Host Community Agreements (HCAs) with landowners and local governments including Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs). It also requires leading the interconnection process with the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and utilities, local, state, and federal permitting processes, project engineering and system design.